ThinkerTank
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Future Of Christmas
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you can believe it, Christmas is almost here - and you're probably starting to see trees and decorations around already. This is known as Christmas...
The Future Of Tourism
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 sucked for a whole heap of reasons, one of which were border closures. But we’re making up for lost time as we head abroad in record number...
The Future of Elections and Fraud
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Around half the world’s population is voting in an election this year. And the one we’re all talking about is Trump vs Harris in the US. And alrea...
The Future Of China
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These days, it feels like almost every day there’s a story that is either directly or indirectly about China. Most people get that China is a powerf...
The Future Of eSports
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While we got to see sports like rock climbing and breaking at the Paris 2024 Olympics, 2025 has something different in store all together, with the In...
Will We Have Designer Babies In The Future?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if you were having a baby and, before they were born, you could pick whether you wanted them to be a marathon runner or a gifted swimmer. Or p...
The Future of Climate Change Part Two
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You might have heard our last episode, which was the 101 on climate change - how we’ve gotten to where we’re at and where we’re heading. There’...
The Future Of Climate Change Part One
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re talking more and more about climate change, and yesterday, September 25, was the International Day of Climate Action. So to mark the occasion,...
The Future Of Our Population
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Currently there are some crazy things going on with our population outlook, and in many Western countries, like Australia, there will be a point wher...
The Future of the Circular Economy and Recycling
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of the circular economy? Well, it could help solve critical resource shortages in the future, but also help with reducing pollution and...
The Future of Women's Sport
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Women’s sport is having a moment. And for all the right reasons. It hasn’t always been the case though, and it's been a lot of struggle and hard w...
The Future of Space
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As this is a podcast all about the trends shaping the future, we can’t go past space colonisation. So, is living in space a realistic possibility o...
The Future Of Our Homes
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While we talk about cost of living and the price of houses a lot today, there's also the matter of just how much the houses themselves have changed.Fr...
The Future of War Could Have No Casualties
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we look back through history, right through to today, an unfortunate reality is war and conflict, and these days tech is playing a bigger role in c...
The Future...And Why It Doesn't Suck
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes find yourself being a little bit of a Negative Nancy? Well, it turns out our brains are actually hardwired that way. And it’s why w...
The Future of Electric Vehicles
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From France's charging motorways to Norway's impressive adoption rates, we discuss how various countries are leading the charge. Join us to uncover wh...
The Future of Death
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From virtual and eco-friendly funerals to cryogenic freezing and digital immortality through deepfakes and mind uploading, we discuss the evolving lan...
The Future of Food
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the next 30 years, food scarcity will become a major issue due to our wasteful habits. Did you know throwing out a burger wastes as much water as...
How Will Misinformation and Fake News Shape the Future?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Dr Ben Hamer breaks down the future of misinformation and fake news. Find out how governments, news agencies and schools will ...
Is Microdosing Psychadelics the Future of Health?
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Dr Ben Hamer explains how LSD came to be, what microdosing is and how it will change the future treatments of depression, PTSD...
Energy
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Ben Hamer for a look at the state of energy in Austalia and around the world. From renewables to nuclear energy, this episode walks us through...
Ultra Fast Fashion
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard of high end fashion and you've probably heard of fast fashion, but what about 'ultra fast fashion'? Join Dr Ben Hamer in this episode as ...
Housing Affordability
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone’s talking about housing affordability in Australia, which has been declining since the early 1980s. That’s over forty years of it getting...
The Four Day Working Week
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of years ago some Australian companies did a six-month trial of a four-day working week - and the results were incredible. In this episode Dr...
Lab-Grown Meat
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Australia, we can expect to have lab-grown meat in our mouths in just 12 months’ time. It's being hailed as a way to combat climate change and st...
The Metaverse
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
400 million people a month spend time in the metaverse. But if you, like many, have no idea what the 'metaverse' is - let alone what happens in it - ...
Ozempic
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With a more sedentary lifestyle, addictions to screens, limited access to affordable healthy options and high calorie diets - it's no wonder that the ...
Flying Cars
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than being a 'Jetson's fantasy' - light years away from our reality - flying cars are zooming around our skies today. Join Dr Ben Hamer as he...
The Enhanced Games
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Enhanced Games, which has been described as 'The Olympics of the Future', is where athletes are encouraged to take performance enhancing drugs and...
Gen-Z
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Generation Z - those born between 1997 and 2012 - are playing a bigger role in shaping the way we'll live, work and play over the next decade. And it'...
Trailer ThinkerTank
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ThinkerTank is a podcast that explores the trends shaping the way we'll live, work, and play in the future. Coming 20 May 2024See omnystudio.com/liste...